Losing at the very least 250-300 men or more killed, and many more wounded, the battle weakened Santa Anna's forces, taking numbers he could not replace.
No, Stephen F Austin did not. William B Travis was in charge of the military at the Alamo.
they Had Between 182 And 188 Men In The Alamo Of Texans.....
Wit The Mexican forces led by Mexican leader, Santa Anna, defeated the Texans defending the Alamo. The Mexicans had an overwhelming number of troops and the Alamo was surrounded and undermanned.
The Texans were defeated by Santa Anna at the Alamo on March 6, 1836.
No, the Texans bought some time for the other American troops, but were defeated at the Alamo.
the battle cry of the Texans was "Remember the Alamo".
That was the Alamo.
Texas lost the Battle of the Alamo.
The Alamo started by Mexico encouraged foreign settlement in Texas, but the Mexicans far out numbered the Texans. The Texans wanted to be independent, so the Texans started a Texas Revolution, and the Alamo was the very first battle to happen in the Texas Revolution.
The "Texans" didn't win the Battle of the Alamo. General Santa Anna and his army did. When the Alamo was lost the battle cry "Remember the Alamo" was started and it mobilized the Texans to resist Santa Anna even more until Texas was eventually in American hands.
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